| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Skonto FC |
| Relegated | LU-Daugava |
| UEFA Champions League | Skonto FC |
| UEFA Cup | FK Ventspils Dinaburg FC |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | FK Liepajas Metalurgs |
| Top goalscorer |  Vladimirs Kolesnicenko (17 goals) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The 2000 season in the Latvian Higher League , named Virslīga , was the tenth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skonto (C) | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 10 | +76 | 75 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ventspils | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 65 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Dinaburg | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Rīga | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 31 | |
| 6 | Valmiera | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 24 | |
| 7 | Policijas | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 62 | −49 | 16 | |
| 8 | LU-Daugava (R) | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 12 | Relegation to Latvian First League |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (LAT) | Skonto FC | 17 |
| 2 |  Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS) | FK Ventspils | 15 |
| 3 | Mihails Miholaps (LAT) | Skonto FC | 12 |
| 4 | Jurijs Molotkovs (LAT) | FK Rīga | 11 |
 Andrey Labanov (BLR) | FHK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| Best | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Aleksandrs Koliņko (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Defender | Igors Stepanovs (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Midfielder |  Alexander Rekhviashvili (GEO) | Skonto FC |
| Forward | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (LAT) | Skonto FC |
| Pos | Name | Birthdate | P |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | 16.05.1973 | 18 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Yevgeniy Buda | 18.03.1977 | 12 | 3 | - | - | |
| MF |  Orestas Buitkus | 11.04.1975 | 24 | 5 | 1 | - |
| FW | David Chaladze | 22.01.1976 | 19 | 10 | 3 | - |
| GK | Pāvels Doroševs | 09.10.1980 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| MF | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 04.05.1980 | 28 | 17 | 1 | - |
| GK | Aleksandrs Koliņko | 18.06.1975 | 17 | –6 | - | - |
| MF | Levan Korgalidze | 21.02.1980 | 21 | 4 | 1 | - |
| MF | Juris Laizāns | 06.01.1979 | 26 | 6 | 1 | - |
| MF | Valentīns Lobaņovs | 23.10.1971 | 22 | - | 1 | - |
| - |  Vladimir Mel'nyk | 21.11.1979 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| MF | Zurab Menteshashvili | 30.01.1980 | 21 | 6 | 2 | - |
| FW | Mihails Miholaps | 24.08.1974 | 17 | 12 | - | - |
| MF | Viktors Morozs | 30.07.1980 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| MF | Viktoras Olšanskis | 14.03.1969 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| GK | Andrejs Piedels | 17.09.1970 | 11 | –4 | - | - |
| MF | Alexander Rekhviashvili | 06.08.1974 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| MF | Andrejs Rubins | 26.11.1978 | 23 | 7 | - | - |
| Mants Samusevs | 08.09.1978 | 21 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| DF | Igors Stepanovs | 21.01.1976 | 18 | 2 | 4 | - |
| DF | Andrėjus Tereškinas | 10.07.1970 | 13 | - | 1 | - |
| Renārs Vucāns | 04.11.1976 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| DF | Mihails Zemļinskis | 21.12.1969 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Manager: Aleksandrs Starkovs | ||||||
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